The Sandton Times, has taken another significant leap forward with its flagship digital audio show, The Sandton Times Hour, being nominated for the 2024 APVA Podcast of the Year award. This nomination underscores the podcast’s impact and popularity, highlighting its role in bringing the pages of The Sandton Times to life through engaging radio and online broadcasts. The Sandton Times Hour is renowned for its in-depth interviews with influential personalities shaping Africa’s richest square mile and essential updates on local and broader topics. This nomination places the show in the spotlight, affirming its status as a top-tier podcast in the African media landscape. The African Podcast and Voice Awards (APVA) are Africa’s premier event recognizing outstanding audio talent across the continent. Scheduled for 27-28 September 2024, this year’s event promises to be a grand celebration of excellence in African audio content. With over 5’000 nominations spanning 14+ countries, the APVA awards aim to honour the unique perspectives and stories that African audio creatives bring to the global stage. The 2024 APVA theme, ‘King of The Game’, celebrates the spirit driving African audio creatives. It acknowledges the journey toward excellence and innovation, highlighting the hard work, creativity, and leadership that define the nominees. Every participant embodies this spirit, demonstrating resilience, creativity, and a commitment to storytelling that resonates across the continent. The Sandton Times Hour’s nomination coincides with its recent accolade of securing the third spot on Feedspot’s list of the 30 Best South Africa Podcasts for 2024. This list, released in May, evaluates podcasts based on relevancy, authority, social media followers, and freshness, further cementing The Sandton Times Hour’s reputation for high-quality, engaging content. Adding to its achievements, The Sandton Times Hour has joined The Podcast Party, an initiative aimed at …
The Sandton Times Hour Celebrates 1-Year On Radio
The Sandton Times Hour, the podcast that became a radio show, has been on air with Mix 93.8 for one year, and what a year it has been! Since its debut, The Sandton Times Hour has provided listeners with insightful interviews, expert analysis, and informative discussions on everything from business and finance to travel and entertainment. The show's guests have included prominent South African figures, such as CEO’s, entrepreneurs, artists, and newsmakers, who have shared their stories, insights, and experiences with listeners. Listeners have praised the show for its informative and entertaining approach, and for its ability to capture the essence of Sandton's unique culture and lifestyle. Marking a year on radio this May, having started as a podcast during the 2020 Covid-19 hard lockdown, the show, which is hosted by Founder and Managing Editor of The Sandton Times, Alexander Leibner, has become a staple for those who live, work, or simply enjoy the luxurious lifestyle of Sandton and beyond. The show's popularity has been a testament to its quality, and to the relevance of its content. “As The Sandton Times Hour celebrates its one-year anniversary, it is clear that the show has become more than just a radio show. It has become a community of listeners, businesses, and decision makers who share an interest for Sandton's unique lifestyle and culture. There is no other media quite like The Sandton Times in greater Sandton!” // The Sandton Times Founder and Managing Editor, Alexander Leibner Guests on the show over the past year included Chef Ben Ungermann, Survivor South Africa host Nico Panagio, DJ and Producer TIMO ODV, Southern Sun CEO Marcel von Aulock, Liberty Two Degrees (L2D) CEO Amelia Beattie, Courvoisier Chief Blender Thibaut Hontanx, CEO of the Gautrain Management Agency William Dachs, CEO of Discovery Vitality Dinesh Govender, award-winning musician J’Something, South African comedian Schalk Bezuidenhout, actor and activist Pieter-Dirk …
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The Sandton Times Hour Marks 100th Show In 2023
Reaching a significant milestone, The Sandton Times Hour, a radio show, and podcast that brings the webpages of The Sandton Times to life, marked its 100th show this week. To celebrate this major achievement, the show was presented from a cruise ship off the coast of South Africa, bringing together local and international travel media voices in an hour-long release with a difference. Having started as a podcast during the first week of the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, the weekly show quickly garnered an audience from both greater Sandton and from around the world, speaking to an impressive list of celebrity guests every week, both locally and internationally including Boity, DJ Zinhle, DJ Cuppy, Kim Engelbrecht, Michaella Russell and Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse to name a few, as well as newsmakers, CEO’s, analysts and authors. In a world where almost every radio show has a podcast, it’s almost unheard of to have a podcast become a radio show. Yet, in a unique cross-over from digital to traditional media, The Sandton Times partnered with Mix 93.8 in May 2022 on an exciting new slot that brings greater Sandton to life across mediums, with local content and interviews that reach beyond the borders of Africa’s richest square mile. The Sandton Times Hour goes out every Monday night from 7pm to 8pm on Mix 93.8, with a blend of topical content, wide-raging interviews, local news, and music. Mix 93.8 is a community radio station which aims to entertain, inspire, and inform through programming that reflects the diversity of the community. Mix 93.8 not only plays great music through their talented DJ’s and music specialists, but provides a host of informative shows to inspire, educate, and inform. Mix 93.8 is all about music, positive momentum and the matchless feeling that hearing a great song gives you. The Midrand based radio station boasts a listenership of 328 000 on FM and an LSM rating of 8-10. With a media career spanning over 20-years, The Sandton Times Hour …